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Google Changes Trademark Policy
Google now allows people to bid on trademarked keywords for US and Canadaian companies.
Claria (Gator) Files IPO on Wake of Search Engine Advertising Boom
On Thursday Claria, formerly Gator, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday to go public – adding to the list of companies such...
John Kerry vs. George Bush in Google Race 2004
Ever wonder how well the presidential candidates are doing not only in the national polls, but also in search engine results? Why not, with the...
Google GMail Targeted by Privacy and Civil Liberty Groups
Google’s GMail email is currently testing and besides striking fear in Yahoo and Microsoft as a new player in the free webmail market, GMail is...
Were You Bamboozled by Google?
It’s still happening. “Florida,” “Boston,” “Ginger,” and “Brandy” are just a few of the many Google updates that have hit within the last few months....
FindWhat to Integrate Pay Per Call Advertising in Paid Search Listings
FindWhat.com, a leading developer and provider of pay per click search engine advertising, announced it has entered into an agreement with Ingenio, Inc., provider of...
Search Advertising Boosts Yahoo Performance, Will Ask Jeeves Follow?
Last night Yahoo, the online search, content and community giant, posted first quarter reports that were astonishing. According to the Yahoo performance reports, Yahoo earned...
Ask Jeeves Adds Famous People Search
Ask Jeeves introduced “Famous People Search” on Ask.com as a continuation of the company’s mission to provide its users with direct access to frequently searched...
Yahoo Stocks Soar on $550 Million Advertising Revenue
Yahoo shares soared 14% Thursday after the company reported quarterly results that blew past analysts’ estimates and Yahoo also announced a stock split. A resurgence...
Vibrant Media Partners with Overture, Serves Search Keyword Advertising on Site Text
Vibrant Media, a pioneer in contextual keyword advertising, this week unveiled IntelliTXTSM, a new online advertising product that enables publishers to monetize the previously untapped...
Google GMail Heats Up with Privacy Questions and Investigations
Google email (GMail) is launching and offering Internet users a new experience in web based email. However, the Google email with its AdWords/AdSense contextual ad...
Google-opoly: The Motivation Behind Google Gmail
Just before the close of business on Wednesday, Google announced that it will be launching Gmail, its new free e-mail service set to offer 1000...
Expect strong earnings from Yahoo
Yahoo is expected to report a quarterly profit of 11 cents a share on $497.9 million in revenue for the period ending March 31, according...
Overture Signs New Deal with Wall Street Journal, Extends ESPN & CNN Contracts
Overture Services, Yahoo’s search advertising network, and provider of essential online marketing services, today announced that it has extended its existing agreement with CNN.com and...
Yahoo and Google to Ban Online Gambling Advertisements
Google and Yahoo have decided to stop displaying advertisements for online casinos, stepping out of the way from potential law suits from US States and...
NetIQ Acquires Web Position Gold, Releases New Version of Web Trends
NetIQ Corporation will be acqiring FirstPlace Software, the maker of the WebPosition Gold search engine optimization product, and has released a new version of its...
Yahoo Web Rank & New Companion Toolbar Ready for Prime Time?
Well folks, I finally got the chance to download the new Yahoo Companion toolbar and I’m pretty impressed, eventhough my Yahoo Web Rank meter does...
New Search Engine Patents and Patent Applications
Special thanks to Gary Price at Resource Shelf for this excellent list of patents awarded to Search Engines and Search related technology. Resource Shelf will...
MineTech Search Engine Eliminates Random Search Queries
MineTech, Inc. an international data solutions and marketing company, today announced the release of a new search engine which eliminates to need for users to...
Google AdWords Changes Content Advertising – Smart Pricing
Google has announced that it is introducing automatic price adjustments for certain clicks you get from the Google Network. Google’s smart pricing model has always...
Shopping.com Search Engine Files for $75 Million IPO
Shopping.com Ltd., which runs the Shopping.com product search engine as well as other partnered commerce portals, filed with U.S. regulators last week for an initial...
Google Previews New Email, GMail
Amidst rampant media speculation, Google Inc. today announced it is testing a preview release of Gmail — a free search-based webmail service with a storage...
Froogle Shopping Update from Google
In the newest Froogle Newsletter, Google lays out current changes to Froogle and possibly clues to future enhancements. Such changes are: * Froogle Integrated into...
Google Domain Grows as Top Search Referral, Distancing From Yahoo and MSN
The Google.com domain continues to distance itself from the competition and has reached an all-time high in U.S. search referral market share. A study by...
Overture Serving Sponsored Search to Mobile Phones
Cell phones in the UK will soon be serving advertiser-sponsored search engine links after two major players struck a deal with Internet search specialist Overture...
Google Sued Over Licensing Dispute
Website analytics developer Digital Envoy has filed a lawsuit against Google, charging the world’s top search engine with abusing a licensing agreement between the two...
Google Tests Personalized Search
Google yesterday released Google Personalized Web Search and Google Web Alerts, both debuting on Google Labs, that enable searchers to specify what interests them and...
Google Gives Froogle Shopping Search the Spotlight
Google has finally picked up the pace with its shopping search engine, Froogle, and given Froogle more exposure in Google search results. In a site...